Broom handle Mauser!? Awesome!
LOL, ya I noticed that too...old school works too as long as it goes bang when needed.
On the other s ide of the world, in, of all places, China, the Thompson
submachine gun's presence was also felt at this period in time. In the
mountainous province of Shansi, the ruling warlord Yen Hsi-Shan's railway was
often under attack by bandits and other warlords. Ahead of his time in being able
to recognize the military potential of the submachine gun, Yen had his arsenal
produce a copy of the Model 1921 Thompson with which to equip his railway
troops. While this gave them enormous firepower, it did present an ammunition
supply problem since their standard sidearms were 7.63 mm C-96 Mauser
Military pistols.
A famous design in its own right, the C-96 Mauser "Broomhandle" was extremely
popular with the Chinese. Since the C-96 was considered a highly effective
fighting weapon, Yen had no desire to replace the it with another design. So
instead he offered a cash reward to the workers at his arsenal to produce a C-96
chambered for the sam e .45 cartridge as their Thompson. And so one of the
rarest and most exotic C-96 variations was born, the .45 Shansi Broomhandle.